anthony batts announced today he's staying in oakland after very publically weighing other options. linda yee has more on that, and a group of youngsters who played a huge role in convincing the cheif to stay. linda. anthony batts announced he's staying. >> alan, well, the chief did look a tad uncomfortable and was flippant today when he appeared before the media and spoke about what changed his mind and why he decided to stay in oakland. >> it was supposed to be just a meet and great with the people in this neighborhood. anthony batts was not entirely happy with the photo op it became, but his boss insisted. >> the chief said he's staying in oakland, so i'm very pleased to hear that. we've had some interesting discussions about what we need to do in the next -- >> sits batts wound out he's not getting the job in san jose, he's -- the equipment failures have not helped persuade him. but now he says he'll stay overall. >> i can't tell you how many e- mails, phone call, letters, elementary schools, preschools, send he cards and pictures. my staff can show you, the preschoolers sent th

after weeks of speculation, anthony batts has decided to stay on the job.t a news conference chief that's explain what went into his decision. >> the thing that touched me the most was the outpouring of this community. these schools, and sent me letters cards and pictures. i came to the city to make a difference for the community and the community responded and asked me to stand by them. that's what touched my heart. >> this is chief anthony batts with the mayor jean- quan today. he walked through west oakland talking with many members today. many residents were very happy with his decision to stay put. >> it seems from what i've been hearing from people like that he's here. we need a little more order rate now he is a good leader. we need this period of adjustment. i think we need consistency, i was really worried about him leaving and having to deal with someone new in relearning the context in everything. we all think it's a good decision. >> other residents told us they hope he gets the tools he needs to help make oakland a safer place to live. in today

so when anthony batts arrived just over a year ago. she says he made a vow. >> to me, it was saying that he was truly committed, so to think he might be leaving, i was just kind of on the fence. i mean, i really didn't want him to leave. >> reporter: so she sketched his vow out, had preschoolers hold the word then sent this photo to batts hoping the chief to his word. it apparently worked. >> my staff can show you that the preschoolers sent this. it touched my heart. >> reporter: just watch their interaction right in front of tv news cameras. batts peers through his fingers in what appears to be glances of indig nation. is it the universal language of eye rolling? she never looks at the chief. so while preschool parents rejoice about the chief's staying. >> i just heard a few minutes ago that he's staying. >> reporter: perhaps the next preschool message should be a addressed to the chief and mayor. play nice. >>> well, imagine it. a long line during the workday for beer. why? well, the beer wasn't free but there was a limited quantativ

that moves comes days after police chief anthony batts questioned the city's dedication to fighting crime. quan is also going to assign computer technicians to the police department and make sure that the patrol cars get repaired more quickly. >>> san francisco police are starting to enforce the city's controversial sit and lie law this week. this touched off a lot of protests in the past year. before and after 54% of voters approved it in november. the law makes it el legal to sit or lie on public sidewalks within city limits between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. it officials will went into effect in december but police decided not to enforce it until this tuesday. officers went through a training program first to make sure they understood the law and enforced it fairly. >>> students are back at oakland's la escuelita school today after reports of somebody seeing a man walk in with a rifle. the report was never confirmed. the school went into lockdown and students were moved to a safe area to be picked up by their parents. coming up at 6:45 the school district's spokesperson will join us live

---luego de las declaraciones hechas por el jefe de policia "anthony batts", la alcadesa de oakland anunciosido despedidos el pasado mes de julio.---"jean quan" dijo tambien que se realizaran mejoras a las patrullas, el sistema de radios y las computadoras.---sin embargo, esto todavia deja a oakland muy por debajo del numero de oficiales recomendados para vigilar esta urbe. -- a tres semanas de la masacre de arizona, un video grabado por poliÍas encubiertos muestra lo Ácil que es comprar armas de fuego en ese estado, aun para las personas con antecedentes criminales.---"rolman vergara" tiene los detalles de esta investigacÓn. soncc1: 3 videos estados unido que el acl most'randy orton hacer en público y mostró con quñ facilidad se obtienen las armas de fuego, y cuando el vendedor le anticipa que pudiera tener problemas con sus antecedentes >>> esto sucedía en una feria de arma en arizona, y lo descubren 8 investigadores cubiertos pagados por la ciudad de nueva york >>> cheque a la gente bien, porque hay mucha gente inocente, que se está muriendo por los tiroteos >>> hoy el alcalde, reiteró s

add all that to the day chief anthony batts says whether he will stay on as chief.is department has seen a reduction in officers from 800 when he took office to 650 now. squad cars are falling apart, computers are, too, and there's that radio problem that no one seems to be able to figure out. mayor quan did announce this week that of the 80 officers laid off last summer, ten are being brought back on the force. the question is who will lead them when they get back on. terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you very much. 4:35. we're getting breaking news. san francisco firefighters have just called for an arson investigator after a small fire in the same area where three suspicious fires burned yesterday morning. now, today's fire was reported just after 4 a.m. outside a building at 18th street and callingwood. that's in the city's castro district. just yesterday there were three fires within blocks of today's blaze. the first was a small trash fire and then two much bigger fires, one 16th and market and the other 18th and hartford. nobody has been injured bu

topping news this noontime, oakland police chief anthony batts says he is staying. there were concerns the 50-year- old chief would leave after it was revealed he was a final candidate for the police chief job in san jose. a job that he ultimately did not get. batts has expressed dissatisfaction over the reduced number of officers, and operational problems such as patrol cars that are out of service, and police radios that don't always work. in a written statement, batts said he was -- he has talked with the mayor and members of the city council and quote, they have been said they understand the needs of the police officers who work diligently for the residents of oakland, and they are willing to work with me to address those needs. chief batts is scheduled to meet with the media in about 15 minutes. we plan to bring that you live. we'll also have the story on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 and 6:00 plus more on our website, ktvu.com. >>> a big bar fight early this morning sent lawfirm rushing to emeryville. the -- they broke up the fight at kitty's bar, near 67th. it

oakland police chief anthony batts is expected to announce today whether he'll stay in his job.f he does decide to stay, he's going to have to focus on the serious communication problems exposed in a high-speed chase. terry mcsweeney is live at the oakland police headquarters with a second known failure of the police video system. >> yeah, the radio system's having trouble. mayor jean quan announced on monday the problems with the radio for oakland p. d. had been fixed. we don't know if it's the same problems or new problems but that system still has problems. take a look at the scene when we all found out about the problems with the radio dispatch system. it was a high-speed chase last week. officers once again were not able to talk to dispatch on their car radios. but the suspect's car crashed and the suspect was shot by a police officer for waving a weapon at the officer. another agency had to request an ambulance. well, wednesday night into thursday morning during a drug raid, officers again could not talk to dispatch. on thursday officers looking for burglary suspects could

. >> it is official but anthony batts will stay on the job. this is an talking with the mayor jean quandt. three weeks at start of speculation about leaving when he revealed he was up for the chief's job been sent as a. he did not get it but he did expressed frustration about the lack of resources. put into play whether he would continue as chief. since then he says he has met with city leaders. >> they support things i've done. they applauded the job i've done this year. >> you received an outpouring of support. >> they sent me all lot of letters and pictures. >> he wants to follow through on his commitment to oakland. >> at the bottom line is site came here to make a difference for the committee. they have responded and asked me to stand by. >> residences are happy about the news. >> chief that's is extremely, most of really what this committee needs. i've attended meetings with him if he has a vision and a long-range plan papaws barry, particularly with the youth. >> he has plans to be here until 2012. >> he's worked with the radio system.

why oakland police chief anthony batts wants to stay and how the community feels about it. it would weather hits the site of the superbowl and causes injury. >> live this is kron 4 news at 6:00 p.m.. >> at 6:00 the lid is on the egypt uprising protesters calling today a day of departure. their demand for president is still on that. if the protesters greeted makeshift, it's to protect themselves against rock- throwing government supporters. it so far there's not a repeat of yesterday's violence. the huge crowd of liberation square includes scores of questions. today those questions a lot hands to protect the muslims during their friday prayer. there are reports of more negotiations of president mubarak all to encourage him to hand over power to his vice president and allow the military base governor to start free elections. >> i day of protest and prayer. the crowd in the liberation square again in the hundreds of thousands on the holy day. the square is surrounded by tanks and vehicles the army is not preventing people from joining the protest. the mixed crowd of men and wo

anthony batts could announce today if you will connect to new to be oakland police chiefs. he has been in that position for 15 months. he recently applied to become san jose's police chief but did not the position. jean quan said she would rehire 10 of the 80 officers that were laid off last year. nasa may announce a new commander of the space shuttle launch today. it was supposed to be marked kelley. this is the video of him in 2008. his future came into question when gabrielle gifford his wife was shot and had a month ago during an attempted assassination. he has been by her side at their rehabilitation facilities. the endeavor will want to april 19th. kelley will be at the dances announcement today. for 03 a.m., it will be a warm day and a warm week as we begin the incline for a heat wave. >> you can call in the heat wave. temperatures warm-up starting today. today patchy fog in the north bay. temperatures warm up in the afternoon, that warming continues into the weekend. starting off for the fog is. it is settled into the bay. in the north bay. let us go and show you th

anthony batts was also under consideration for the job. batts was considered to be the better choice. but the city manager's office has decided moore is the better option. now the community groups say the city is making a closed- door decision and the city living in san jose don't know how they arrived at her decision. >> this is not an indication of a transparent city. >> reporter: moore has served the intrim chief since rob davis stepped down. now, maureen naylor will be at that news conference at 1:0. we'll have the latist for you -- 1:30. we'll have the latest for you on the news at 5:00. >>> two officers with the san jose police department are in the spotlight today. the police officers association is recognizing the pair for their involvement in the arrest of several gang members. last december. >> it feels great to be recognized by my piers, by the p.o.a., the chief, really an honor. >> officers say they confronted suspects and believe they were moment away from carrying out a drive-by shooting. >> we were patrolling the area. it's

coming e latest on oakland situation is anthony batts staying or going?ge, the iconic bridge. it is beautiful today because no clouds are in the sky and the sun is warm things up. we will be right back. >> protesters demanding the ouster of egypt's president. they withstood two days of street battles with supporters. the crowd includes families with children, soldiers have been checking id and doing body searches. defense minister visited this or this morning. bat says he is " ready to roll up his sleeves and get back to work. " he has only been the position for 15 months. he recently applied for san jose police. he did not get that position. jean quan said she would rehire 10 of the 80 officers that were laid off last year. she also said the problem with police radio systems was fixed. but it broke down twice between wednesday night and thursday morning. it occurred during a covert operation as police were assisting narcotics police. they were unable to contact dispatchers. yesterday morning they're looking for three suspects when the radios were problem

. >> reporter: anthony batts was also considered for the job and some thought an outsider would bring change. >> make no doubt about it, we have high expectations. >> reporter: he announced he is creating a community advisory board of friends and critics. >> is my job to be on the phone reaching out to a number of community groups expressing concern about my appointment. >> reporter: he is changing policies to better track complaints. the department is looking at a $30 million shortfall a that could mean 2 million layoffs to that is the worst-case scenario and he is hopeful that it can be minimized. >>> a stream of vehicles and business burglaries has police warning residents to take care. most of the burglaries happened in the early morning hours were people are asleep and residential burglaries have been stranded today. there have been 176 burglary reports and police urge residents to make sure their cars and homes are locked up tight. >>> a kid a vigil is going on right now in oakland. -- candlelight vigil is going on right now in oakland could investigators have not yet revealed h

esto, luego de que hace unas semanas "anthony batts" anunciara que tenia la intencion de dejar el puestola ciudad acompaÑado de la alcaldesa "jean quan".---segun el jefe de policia, su decision de permanecer en oakland fue producto del gran numero de cartas y mensajes que recibio de la comunidad para que no abandonara su puesto.---los habitantes de la ciudad dicen que son muchos los retos para garantizar la seguridad en oakland, y esperan que el jefe de policia ayude a superarlos. >>> que nos ayuden a nosotros. oakland se vence en octubre del aÑo 2012. ---la policia de berkeley arresto a dos estudiantes de secuendaria que intentaron ingresar al plantel con una pistola.---el incidente se produjo hoy a las 9:45 de la maÑana en la escuela preparatoria "berkeley"... cuando la policia llego a investigar, arrestaron a los dos jovenes y confiscaron el arma.---el 10 de enero, un joven de 15 aÑos tambien llego a clases con una pistola. ---segun la policia de berkeley los dos estudiantes involucrados en el incidente de hoy no podran regresar a clases, y le recomendaron a los encargados del distrit

meanwhile the other finalists for the san jose chief's job, oakland chief anthony batts, says his decisionether to stay in oakland will come this week. last thursday after learning he didn't get the san jose job, he said his future in oakland was still uncertain. >> other news today, san franciscans who rely on the yellow pages to look up information will only get those books if they ask for them under a new proposal. it's way to get tons of phone books out of landfills and save tons of money. terry mcsweeney joins us. >> san francisco may be on the verge of going so green it cuts back on the yellow, pages that is. that would in fact impact businesses here on brian street. they advertise heavily in the yellow pages. supervisor david chew says you can save a ton of money if you just make the yellow pages available only upon request. the yearly distribution of yellow pages is a tradition that needs to stop says the president of the board of supervisors david chew. he says it costs the city $65 million to dispose of and recycle those votes which fewer and fewer people are using in this age of

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anthony batts seemed encouraged. he also asked for and got more technical help, as well as help with his department's aging fleet. chief batts is still weighing whether to stay on the job. the mayor clearly wants him to stay right where he is. >> i'm sending him a valentine, too. [ laughter ] >> that was pretty good. >> i apologize if i've stepped on anyone's toes as i've made some very tough statements in the last week. >> reporter: chief batts said he will make a decision by the end of the week. tonight police are looking for tourists. two employees, a man and a woman were found shot to death last night at the original discounted perfume shot on jefferson street. police have arrested a shopkeeper from a rival store right around the corner. >> it was some type of dispute over similar type merchandise. >> the police chief calls the shooting an ice lighted incident. >>> the search for juliani car dennis. -- they are working on the assumption that their bodies are in the canal. the boy's mother says she believes her so

oakland police chief anthony batts made a big announcement today, he is staying on the job. this is chief at walking in west oakland with mayor jean-quan as they went out to meet community members. he is that for the chief job in san jose, she didn't get that job and during the whole process he did express some french statiofrustration. at a news conference today chief explain why he's choosing to stay on. >> from my earlier conversations we have challenges as the city. i'm going to be transparent and open about that. i think the key is making sure i have the conversation in the year of my bosses that they are open and hear what i'm saying and more importantly they hear what the officers are saying. >> in announcing he would stay on as chief, he singled out the children at mary miles day care as one of the many reasons he's decided to stay. if the children came to his attention when they sent a photograph to his office of the children holding cards asking him to stay. >> i have been a fan of cheese that since he came to oakland. i was disappointed when he may be leaving. i w

display advertising and into internet applications. >>> a final decision from oakland police chief anthony battsepartment could come as early as today. earlier-- earlier chief batts said he would meet with mayor jean quan and other city council members to reestablish relationships, he said he would have a decision by the end of the week. we contacted the oakland police department this morning but are still waiting to hear back on any decision. >>> along with the possibility of losing their chief, police are tealing with more radio communication problems. police say the radio system now malfunctioned twice this week, yesterday while responding to a robbery call and then on wednesday. we told you last week about a similar failure during a high- speed chase but that problem has been knicksed. mayor-- fixed. mayor jean quan's office also promised to investigate this most recent incident. >>> san francisco's chinatown is really getting cleaned up right now. thousands of people are expected to flock to the area for chinese new year events and claudine wong has been out in china town all morning long w

they will find out if anthony batts will stay in his position.e standing by waiting to hear from him. at the same time, things are literally falling apart for the oakland police department. the rank-in-file say this case are short staffed, patrol cars need repaired and the radios are not working again. kristy smith is live at police headquarters. this is not the first time we have heard about the radio problem. >> reporter: not at all. rank-in-file officers have been complaining about the radios for quite some time. no less than two weeks ago the radios failed during a high-speed chase and officer-involved shooting. then mayor jean quaun ordered a full inspection of the entire system. since then just this week the radios have failed twice. that according to the oakland "tribune." wednesday during a covert operation opd could not talk with their own dispatchers. thursday while looking for three burglary suspects, the radios acted up again and officers actually had to resort to using hand signals. now, on monday mayor quan said the city's i.t. depa

meanwhile the other finalists for the san jose chief's job, oakland chief anthony batts, says his decisionether to stay in oakland will come this week. last thursday after learning he didn't get the san jose job, he said his future in oakland was still uncertain. >> other news today, san franciscans who rely on the yellow pages to look up information will only get those books if they ask for them under a new proposal. it's way to get tons of phone books out of landfills and save tons of money. terry mcsweeney joins us. >> san francisco may be on the verge of going so green it cuts back on the yellow, pages that is. that would in fact impact businesses here on brian street. they advertise heavily in the yellow pages. supervisor david chew says you can save a ton of money if you just make the yellow pages available only upon request. the yearly distribution of yellow pages is a tradition that needs to stop says the president of the board of supervisors david chew. he says it costs the city $65 million to dispose of and recycle those votes which fewer and fewer people are using in this age of

. >> chief anthony batts announced this morning he will stay at the department.e had tried to leave when he applied for the chief's job in san jose. terry mcsweeney is live at jack london square. >> i had an appoint with mayor quan to get her reaction. at the last moment she changed her mind and went out the back door. i don't know what that's about. i hope it's not a reflection on chief batts staying. when she did want to be on camera, he said he needs support from all sides to want to stay and apparently he is going to get that. he has had some problems an the force since he arrived. the force has dropped from 800 officers to about 650. there have been problems with squad cars falling apart, computers not working, and most recently -- in fact just yesterday a couple more incidents of two-way radio communications between police and dispatch not working. but despite all that, the chief says he is staying and in a press release he put out today he was not available on camera until this afternoon, he did say they, meaning city officials, have said they understand t

oakland police chief anthony batts who they claim has more experience with racial profiling issues. one activist said the needs of the community are being ignored. >> we thought that batts was the most qualified between the two. this is not about personality. this is not about the individuals. this is really about who is the most qualified candidate and is most equipped to meet the needs as expressed by the people of san jose. so we are left with a lot of question marks. >> reporter: now, the council can choose to vote against moore's appointment. that's considered unlikely. he is favored to be the top candidate. either way activists say they are willing to work with the next police chief. and they are willing to work with moore in particular. back to you. >> thank you, christin ayers in san jose. >>> first the bay bridge, now there may be more. the latest plan to cut down on traffic and drive up prices for bay area commuters. >> folks should batten down the hatches and hold on. >> heavy snow, ice, bone- chilling temperatures. a full third of the country hit by this monstrous winner

. >>> in oakland, police chief anthony batts saying he is staying, this weeks after uncertainty of whatwas doing. watch robert lyles story because kids may be able to teach the chief something else. >> reporter: the proverb said that a little child will lead them. in this instance it was eight little ones, 11 poster boards and one very determined preschool teacher. >> chief batts, please don't leave. you vowed to keep us safe. >> reporter: this woman thanked him for kindness and keeping your word. when anthony took over the beleague you're beleaguer he made a vow. >> to think that he might be leaving, i was just kind of on the fence. i didn't want him to leave oak. >> reporter: so she sketched his vow out and had kids hold the words and sent this photo to batts hoping to hold the chief to his words. it apparently work. >> to see this little thing. the preschoolers sent this thing with a big note that says chief, please don't leave which touched my heart. >> reporter: watch the interaction right in front of news cameras. watch this. is it the universal language of eye rolling. quan appea

other community groups seeking a fresh start from outside the department such as oakland's chief anthony batts, also a finalist for the job. >> we thought that batts was the most qualified between the two. this is not about personalities. it's not about the individuals. but this is really about who is the most qualified candidate and is most equipped to meet the needs by the people of san jose. >> reporter: san jose has had problems with police and minorities for years including incidents of alleged racial profiling and excessive force, problems that lingered without being resolved. chief moore says his first act will be to call those groups to set up face-to-face meetings. >> they have an opinion, they are certainly entitled to it. but now it's my job to work with them and to get them to understand who i am and again, we are going to disagree. i have had this conversation with a number of them. there are going to be times when we disagree. that's okay. so long as we understand each other, honest with each other, work through issues, we'll have more successes than disagreements. >> reporter: a

chief anthony batts says he will let mayor jean quan know by the end of the week if he is going to remainhief. he had applied to become chief in san jose but did not get the job. he said he had concerns about the support and resources being provided to the oakland police department but, today, he seemed encouraged that the mayor agreed to bring back 10 police officers laid off last july. >> reporter: you expected to fill your three-year contract? >> i'm happy the mayor is pushing forward with the things she is doin'. just to be perfectly honest is that the mayor and i are sitting down and that's a conversation we'll have during this week. >> he said those meetings will determine if his vision fits oakland's vision of the future. >>> police now believe an anonymous call that a gunman had entered an elementary school was a hoax. they locked down las kalitta school and evacuated all of the children moving them to a secure location but then searched the room finding nothing. then parents tried to find out what was going on. robert liles has details tonight. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the

chief anthony batts says he will let oakland mayor jean quan know by the end of the week if he is going to remain chief. batts had applied to become police chief in san jose but didn't get the job. he said he had concerns about the support and resources being provided to the oakland police department. but batts seemed encouraged that the mayor agreed to bring back 10 police officers laid off last july. >> you expect to fulfill your in the. >> i'm very happy with the things that the mayor is doing. the mayor and i are sitting down and that's a conversation we'll have during this week. >> the chief says the meetings will determine if his vision will fit oakland's vision of the future. >>> today counselors will be on hand at an elementary school in oakland to help any students upset about a false alarm yesterday. it all started when someone calling himself a custodian called 911. he said a man was on campus with a rifle and barricaded himself inside a classroom. police locked down la escuelita elementary school and evacuated all the children moving them to a secure location. then they sear

oakland chief anthony batts was also a finalist for the job but they considered that moore, a career, was the best man for the job. >>> union employees are going to have to start paying to park at work. the agency's bee board of directors approved a $55 penalty for those who work at facilities without a parking permit. those permits cost 80 bucks a month. some union contracts exempt employees from paying for parking so they will be able to park for free. >>> well it sounds like the plot of an odd-ball sitcom but, tonight, a bay area crew launched a rescue operation to save a sheep named peter pan and a dog named sparkles. they got stuck on a cliff in richmond near canal boulevard. grace lee on how those animals wound up there in the first place. >> reporter: it's a tale of two animals. the dog named sparkles, allegedly chased peter pan, the sheep and got them both trapped on a cliff 220 feet above richmond. >> it's a cliff that's very unstable. has a lot of loose rock, has a lot of large loose rock, so we knew we were going to get a lot of rock fall in the operation. >> reporter: fir

. >> belva: police chief anthony batts announces that he will stay in oakland. the presidio earns praise for progress in its development, but also criticism over its high-cost housing. while facing disruption from doyle drive construction. and travel writer jeff greenwald takes us on a journey of strange travel suggestions in his one-man show. coming up next. >> belva: good evening. i'm belva davis and welcome to "this week in northern california." joining me tonight on our news panel are jim carlton, reporter with the "wall street journal." amy allison, publisher of oaklandscene.com. carla marinucci, political reporter with the "san francisco chronicle." carla, governor jerry brown called for a special election on june 6th to try to solve the state's budget problems. what has been the reaction from both political parties and the public? >> well, you know, the reaction this week belva has been interesting because this is a drama like california has never seen. we saw this week in the chamber, 14-minute speech, this is his eighth state of the state address. and y

because of issues involving the immigrant and minority communities. >>> meantime, oakland's chief anthony battsr failing to get the san jose position. batts is encouraged by oakland mayor jean quan's plan to rehire 10 of the 80 police officers laid off last year. >>> tonight, an oakland city councilwoman will make a new proposal to license large-scale pot farms within city limits. the idea this time is to link them directly to medical marijuana dispensaries. the proposal would cap the size of each farm at 50,000 square feet. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. let's take you to the peninsula now where we have some troubles southbound side of 280 due to an accident at edgewood. a couple of cars involved. everything here over to the center divide but you can see traffic is still backed up at least to 92. 101 taking a hit as well both directions through san mateo. now, the san mateo bridge itself not doing too badly. we are seeing the usual slowing at 101, 18 minutes across. problems on silver avenue at 101 but no delays, just the usual stuff. tra

anthony batts stay or go.s able the hire back 10 cops whether she can make the bigger numbers remains to be seen. so far voters of oakland have said no. >> two thirds new taxes i don't think so. we shall see. >> someone else has a shot but we will see. >> he is not the only musician we are show casing. >> a music act perhaps too original for the grammy awards seven years ago, i had this idea. to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections >> welcome back we are showing the grammy awards later tonight on cbs 5. here is one act you will never see a man in china who has an unusual musical skill

jean quan, is hoping to go to voters and ask them to raise taxes to help pay for more police so anthony batts can have the manpower he needs to get the job done but if everybody is on a different page when it comes to something like the gang injunction it is not a great message to be sending to voters or anyone else. >> the voters want a safe city. >> but in oakland there is a sharp split about how to get there and i have to tell you, dana, some people say police and courts are the others and others say no social programs and social services are the answer. that's the split we see playing out in the courtroom, streets and in the politics of city hall itself. >> need some marriage counselling here. >> unfortunately it is what is going on in the streets that has got everybody upset. >> phil matier, thank you. >>> update on our top story here last night. berkeley won't be rolling out the welcome mat for guantanamo bay detainees. the idea was to ask congress to allow guantanamo detainees to come here. the measure lost in a 4-1 vote. >>> it has been ten years since so-called american taliban was c

chief anthony batts in oakland says his decision on whether to stay in oakland will come this week. last thursday he said his future was uncertain. some community members have questioned his commitment to oakland after learning that he had applied for that san jose position. >> it's 5:06. a state appeals court says san francisco cannot be held responsible for the deaths of three family members allegedly killed by a man who had been protected by the city's sexual policy. the court ruled yesterday the city isn't liable for crimes committed by edwin vamos. he is from el salvador. he and his son were jailed for gang members. relatives sued the city saying it violated federal law for failing to turn vamos over after previous arrest when he was a juvenile. >> the full-time numbers are in on how much governor brown and meg whitman spent in the campaign for november's election. whitman's final tally is a record $178.5 million or about $43 per vote. $144 million of that was her own money. governor brown's campaign spent $36.7 million. this was the most expensive non-presidential race in u.s.

oakland police chief job, anthony batt making up his mind whether he will stay in oakland. they sat down with reporters today to reveal improvements that the chief is planning that will support the oakland pd. after news leaked that bass was a candidate for the san jose chiefs job he responded to critics complaining he wasn't getting the help he needed to run the opd. saying e was jubdz staffed, and officers were forced to use poorn't equipment and technology. >> i took some very strong stands on things. i may have stepped on toes of different people within the city. and i got to make sure those relationships are still there and we can move forward. >> the radio problem that plagued officers during a pursuit last week has been identified and will soon be fixed. >> disgusting how one south bay veteran describes the damage, san jose's war memorial. vandals shattered the monument glass, three times, forcing city to board it up. damian trujillo joins us from park avenue. damian, disheartening but reality. is there money to help this memorial? not at this point. there should be

chief anthony batts says he will let oakland mayor jean quan by the end of the week if he is going to remain as chief. batts had applied to become police chief in san jose but didn't get the job. he says he has concerns about the support and resources being provided to the oakland police department, although he was encouraged that the mayor agreed to bring back 10 police officers laid off last july. >>> time now 6:37. a major winter blizzard disrupts travel plans across the country. how the ice storm could affect super bowl sunday. >>> you're so vain you probably think this story is about you ♪ we all not song but one bay area city is living up to the words. elizabeth lives there. >> i know. i agree this. >> the vainest city in the country coming up. >>> and the market opened about 10 minutes ago. let's get a check on the early numbers. it's up in the early going. we'll get an update from jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com after the break. ,, ,,,, the next, you start one feeling a bit off.ne. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscill

. >> oakland police chief anthony batts says he's staying on the job despite some frustration about budgetroblems making his job more difficult. chief batts' future has been in doubt since he revealed he was applying for the chief's job in san jose, a position he didn't get. yesterday he joined oakland mayor jean quan in oakland. >> the reason i came is try to make a difference in the community and the community responded and asked me to stand by them. that's what touched my heart. >> that decision came after meetings with top city officials that led to a deal to rehire ten of the 80 officers laid off last summer. a peace march is planned this morning through south san francisco's troubled old town. police chief mike masoni will join about 200 others at linden avenue. they will walk along linden where the december 22nd shooting left three young men dead and three juveniles wounded. organizers hope it will lead to a community center and mentoring programs for young people. milpitas police have released sketches in three possible kidnapping attempts in the past two weeks. the latest suspect

. >> oakland police chief anthony batts says he's staying on the job despite some frustration about budget problems making his job more difficult. chief batts future has been in doubt since he evealed he was applying for the chief's job in san jose, a position he didn't get. yesterday he joined oakland mayor jean quan at a briefing in oakland. >> the reason i came to the city is try to make a difference for the community and the community responded and asked me to stand by them. that's what touched my heart. >> his decision came after meetings with top city officials that throwled to a deal to rehin officers laid off last summer. 10:00 police chief mike massoni will join others at linden avenue. they will walk along 8th lane where a december shooting left three young men dead and juveniles wounded. they hope this day of healing will lead to a community center and mentoring programs for young people. milpitas police have released sketches in three possible kidnapping attempts in the past two weeks. the latest suspect is accused of trying to grab a 17-year-old girl yesterday morning near the

they did stand side by side today right before the cameras to explain what made chief anthony batts decide he will stay in oakland. >> reporter: it was supposed to be just a meet and greet with the people of this west oakland neighborhood. the police chief was not entirely happy with the photo op it came but his boss insisted. >> the chief sent out his release this morning saying that he is staying in oakland and so i'm very pleased to hear that and we have had some interesting discussions about what we need to do. >> reporter: since batts found out he did not get the job in san jose he is not sure whether he will stay in oakland. the raid and equipment failures haven't helped persuade him but now he says he will stay overall. >> the thing that touched me the most is the outpouring from this community. i can't tell you how many e- mails, letters, phone calls. cutest little things. preschoolers sent this thing with a big note that said chief, please don't leave which touched my heart. >> reporter: mary myles daycare teacher believing batts is good for oakland even if he was ready to abandon

oakland police chief anthony batts did not attend the event yesterday because of a funeral service. >>> a world series trophy, gorgeous weather, and tens of thousands of giant fans together in a sea of orange and black at at&t ballpark. this year's fan fest was such a huge hit that some people were turned away. "today in the bay's" elise kirshner shows us the fan fest that almost tripled in size. >> reporter: they showed up at the crack of dawn. >> a lot of standing. >> reporter: some waiting for hours to catch a glimpse of the giants. >> really neat seeing them in person compared to on tv. but it's cool. >> reporter: from pitcher ryan wilson to catcher buster posey, it seemed more like opening day in april than fan fest. >> very, very crowded. lines are very long for autographs. very long to get in. everybody's pushing each other. >> reporter: so crowded that the free event got shut down temporarily to allow lines to disperse. >> a great crowd all day. >> reporter: with an estimated 40,000 fans spilling out of at&t park, bars like mama's cashed in. >> it's obviously going to be a hug

moore was selected over oakland police chief anthony batts and critics say moore was the safe choice,e afraid he won't do enough to reach out to all of the diverse community. >>> snow should be falling at lower elevations starting tonight. >> "today in the bay's" brian hickey is live once again this morning. he is in auburn just up the hill a little bit outside of sacramento with a look at how people are getting ready. brian, i understand they might get a decent amount of snow where you are. >> reporter: yeah, here in auburn, all along the highway 49 corridor, they are expecting significant snow here in the foothills. and then even down in the sacramento area, they could see a dusting of snow down to the valley floor. it will be a cold an interesting storm, 39 degrees on the bank side of the street with a light wind that's making it chilly here in auburn this morning. nowhere near as cold as it is about to get with the cold storm coming straight out of canada right into the u.s. it is in seattle now. we are bracing for it here in the foothills. yesterday in placerville the city depart

chief anthony batts says he will let oakland mayor jean quan know by the end of the week.d applied for the top job in san jose but didn't get the job. he has concerns about the support and service being provided to the oakland police department but he seemed encouraged that the mayor agreed to bring back 10 police officers laid off last july. >> does that mean that you expect to fulfill your three- year contract, chief? >> like i said, i'm very happy that the mayor is pushing forward with the things that she is doing. to be perfectly honest is that the mayor and i are sitting down and that's a conversation we'll have during this week. >> the chief says those meetings will determine if his vision will fit oakland's vision of the future. >>> the state of the state of california, governor jerry brown put it this way to state lawmakers: >> california faces a crisis that is real and unprecedented. each of us will have to struggle with our conscience and our constituencies as we hammer out a sensible plan to put our state on a sound fiscal footing. >> brown wants a special elect

anthony batts it was announced that the city plans to rehire 10 laid-off officers. increasing the number of active surgeons.surge all of this comes on the heels of cheap gas speaking out about her problems while he was in the running to be the chief opposition jose police department. >> people found out that i had applied during the process of the previous job. some of the things were mean-spirited, people were making speculative statements. as such, my integrity and pride credibility were called on line. i i think there were a per bridge, the vigor toward public safety. the right thing, getting away if i should it than that are not is there getting fixed. >> one of those important things is getting that this attachment patrol car systems ready. they believe they found a technical problem. it has been a violent start to the 2011 year, an alarming amount of homicides in the last four weeks christine connolly breaks down the numbers. >> the number city of oz, this generate 11 homicides, oakland has the same number of murders, san jose not far behind with seven. same t